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At 30 June 2015, there were 243,163 staff (203,348.50 full-time equivalent) employees in 20 Queensland Government departments and 15 other organisations included for statistical purposes. The three largest government employers are Queensland Health , the Department of Education and Training and the Queensland Police Service .
Governor of Queensland: Jeannette Young (1 November 2021) Governor of Western Australia: Chris Dawson (15 July 2022) Governor of Victoria: Margaret Gardner (9 August 2023) When within the Northern Territory, the Administrator of the Northern Territory: Hugh Heggie (2 February 2023) Prime Minister: Anthony Albanese
There are 21 Queensland Government departments, each responsible for delivering a portfolio of government legislation and policy. [1] Each portfolio area is led by a minister who is a senior member of the governing party in the state Legislative Assembly .
The Crisafulli ministry is a ministry of the Government of Queensland led by David Crisafulli. Crisafulli was sworn in on October 28 2024, following the 2024 Queensland State Election . [ 4 ]
The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the state Legislative Assembly , with the governor officially appointmenting office-holders. [ 3 ]
The Local Government Reform Commission was an independent, purpose-specific authority established by the Beattie Labor Queensland Government on 1 May 2007 to recommend the most appropriate future structure and boundaries for local government in Queensland. This was in part due to the number of financially weak councils with small populations in ...
The constitution of Queensland sets out the operation of the state's government. The state's constitution contains several entrenched provisions which cannot be changed in the absence of a referendum. There is also a statutory bill of rights, the Queensland Human Rights Act 2019.
1909: The early 20th century marks the Queensland Government's first involvement in housing when it introduces The Workers' Dwellings Act 1909 to provide subsidised housing for workers. The Workers' Dwelling Branch is established shortly after and is responsible for lending money and providing house construction expertise to Queenslanders.